Louis VII, King of France

1120 - 1180  (60 years)

• Name	Louis VII
  	House of Capet
  Nickname	the Young
  Birth	1120  [1, 2, 3]
  Reign	From 1137 to 1180 (17 years)  [1]
  King of France (House of Capet)
  Crowned	25 Dec 1137 (17 years)  [1, 2]
  He was crowned the King of France on 25 December 1137.
  Death	18 Sep 1180	Paris, Île-de-France, France   [1, 2, 3]
  Burial	Aft 18 Sep 1180	Basilica of Saint-Denis, St. Denis, Île-de-France, France Basilica of Saint-Denis, St. Denis, Île-de-France, France   [1]
  Louis VII was buried in Barbeau Abbey, Fontaine-le-Port, France. His bones were transferred to St. Denis' Abbey in 1817.
  	Tomb of Louis VII
  Siblings	2 brothers and 1 sister
  + 1. Louis VII, King of France,   b. 1120   d. 18 Sep 1180, Paris, Île-de-France, France  (Age 60 years) ▻ Eleanor of Aquitaine, Dutchess of Aquitaine,  m. 25 Jul 1137 ;   Constance of Castile,  m. 1153/54 ;   Adelaide of Blois,  m. 13 Nov 1160 ;   + 2. Robert I, Count of Dreux, Perche and Braine,   b. About 1123   d. 11 Oct 1188, Braine, Aisne, Hauts-de-France, France  (Age 65 years) ▻ Agnes de Garlande,  m. Between 1139 and 1141 ;   Hawise of Salisbury,  m. 1145 ;   Agnès de Baudément, Countesss of Braine-sur-Vesle,  m. 1152 + 3. Peter of France, Prince of France,   b. About 1126, Courtenay, Loiret, Centre-Val de Loire, France d. 10 Apr 1183  (Age 57 years) ▻ Elizabeth de Courtenay,  m. After 1150 + 4. Maud, Princess of France ▻ Conan, Duke of Brittany
  Half siblings	1 half sister (family of Louis VI and "Unknown")
  + 1. Constance,   b. France ▻ Eustace IV, Count of Boulogne,  m. Feb 1140
  Patriarch & Matriarch	Charibert   d. After 636  (15 x Great Grandfather)  Ermentrudis  (4 x Great Grandmother)
  Person ID, Branch	I2819	Roy Line, Boudreau Line
  Last Modified	25 Jun 2025

  
  

  Father	Louis VI, King of France,   b. Fall of 1081   d. 1 Aug 1137, Château-Bethizy, Paris, Île-de-France, France (no longer exists) (Age 56 years)
  Mother	Adelaide of Maurienne,   b. 1092   d. 18 Nov 1154 (Age 62 years)
  Family ID	F2213	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Spouse / Partner 1	Eleanor of Aquitaine, Dutchess of Aquitaine,   b. 1123, probably Bordeaux, France d. 31 Mar 1204, Palace of Poitiers, Poitiers, Poitou, France (Age 81 years)  Other Partners: Henry II, King of England  m. 18 May 1153
  Marriage	25 Jul 1137	Bordeaux, Gironde, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France   [1, 2, 3, 4]
  	Eleanor and Louis VII
  Age at Marriage	He : ~ 17 years and 7 months - She : ~ 14 years and 7 months.
  Divorce	18 Mar 1152  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
  Children	+   1. Marie of France, Princess of France,   b. 1145, France d. 11 Mar 1198 (Age 53 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth] ▻ Henry I, Count of Champagne and Brie  m. 1164
  Family ID	F2208	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	26 Jan 2022

  
  

  Spouse / Partner 2	Constance of Castile   d. 4 Oct 1160
  Marriage	1153/54  [1, 2]
  Age at Marriage	He : ~ 34 years - She : ??.
  Children	2 daughters
  >   1. Marguerite of France   d. After 10 Sep 1197, Acre, Holy Land  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth] ▻ Béla III, King of Hungary  m. After 24 Aug 1186 +   2. Alys of France, Countess of Vexin,   b. 4 Oct 1160, France d. About 1220 (Age 59 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth] ▻ William III Talvas, Count of Ponthieu and Montreuil  m. 20 Aug 1195
  Family ID	F2212	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	26 Jan 2022

  
  

  Spouse / Partner 3	Adelaide of Blois,   b. About 1140   d. 24 Jun 1206, Paris, Île-de-France, France (Age 66 years)
  Marriage	13 Nov 1160  [1, 2, 3]
  Age at Marriage	He : ~ 40 years and 11 months - She : ~ 20 years and 11 months.
  Children	+   1. Philip II, King of France,   b. 21 Aug 1165, Gonesse, Île-de-France, France d. 14 Jul 1223, Nantes, Loire-Atlantique, Pays de la Loire, France (Age 57 years) ▻ Isabella of Hainaut  m. 28 Apr 1180;   Agnes of Merania  m. Yes, date unknow
  Family ID	F2210	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	26 Jan 2022

  
  

  Spouse / Partner 4
  Information	They were not married
  Children	1. Agnes of France,   b. 1171   d. Abt 1240 (Age 69 years)  [Father: Natural]
  Family ID	F2211	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	26 Jan 2022

  
  

• Pedigree

  ← Click to display 1Louis VII, King of France(1120 – 1180) 2Louis VI, King of France(1081 – 1137) 4Philip I, King of France(1052 – 1108) 8Henry I, King of France(1008 – 1060) 16Robert II, King of France(972 – 1031) 17Constance of Arles(986 – 1032) 9Anne of Kiev(1036 – 1075) 18Jaroslaw I Wladimiroswtsch, Grand Prince of Kiev(978 – 20 Feb 1053/54) 19Ingegard of Sweden, Princess of Sweden(Abt 1001 – 1050) 5Bertha of Holland(1055 – 1093) 10Florenz I, Count of Holland and West Friesland( – 1061) 20Dietrich III, Count of Holland( – 1039) 21Othelendis( – 1044) 11Gertrude of Saxony(Abt 1030 – 1113) 22Bernard II, Duke of Saxony(Abt 995 – 1059) 23Elica von Schweinfort( – 1055) 3Adelaide of Maurienne(1092 – 1154) 6Humbert II, Count of Maurienne and Savoy(1070 – 1133) 12Amadeus II, Count of Savoy and Margrave of Susa(1046 – 1080) 24Odo I, Count of Maurienne and Margrave of Susa(1020 – 1057) 25Adelaide von Susa(1015 – 1091) 13Johanna of Geneva( – 1095) 26Gérald, Count of Geneva( – 1080) 27Gisela( – 1060) 7Gisela de Bourgogne(1070 – 1133) 14William II, Count of Burgundy and Mâcon(1024 – 1087) 28Renaud I, Count of Mâcon and Burgundy(990 – 1057) 29Judith of Normandy(Abt 1003 – 1037) 15Stephanie of Longwy(1035 – 1088) 30Adalbert III, Count of Longwy and Duke of Upper Lorraine(1000 – 1048) 31Clemence de Foix

  
  

• Event Map		Marriage - 25 Jul 1137 - Bordeaux, Gironde, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France Death - 18 Sep 1180 - Paris, Île-de-France, France Burial - Aft 18 Sep 1180 - Basilica of Saint-Denis, St. Denis, Île-de-France, France  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Photos

  Louis VII in Battle

  
  

• Sources 🟢 Primary Evidence 🟡 Secondary Evidence 🟠 Tertiary Evidence 🔴 Unreliable Evidence

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